
Harrisonburg man charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer
A Harrisonburg man faces a misdemeanor charge after driving on Interstate 81 and eventually into the city with flashing red and blue lights.

A Harrisonburg man faces a misdemeanor charge after driving on Interstate 81 and eventually into the city with flashing red and blue lights.

The on-ramp from Route 11 onto northbound Interstate 81 at Exit 175 is scheduled to close from 1 p.m. Wednesday until approximately 5 a.m. Thursday.

Crews will return to the intersection of Port Republic and Forest Hill roads next week, as work nears completion on the reconfiguration of the Interstate 81 North exit ramp.

A teen from Chester, Va., was arrested after a high-speed chase that spanned Interstate 64 to Interstate 81 through Augusta County into Rockbridge County.

Work related to the realignment of the Interstate 81 North off ramp at Exit 245 will force temporary lane shifts on Port Republic Road and Forest Hills Road starting Tuesday.

Crews will briefly close a short section of Forest Hill Road in Harrisonburg on Thursday to accommodate work related to the realignment of the Interstate 81 North off ramp onto Port Republic Road.

A Friday ceremony dedicated the Interstate 81 bridge over Whitetop Road as the Trooper Lucas B. Dowell Bridge.

Virginia State Police Trooper S. Stagner is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Augusta County that occurred on Monday at 11:30 a.m. on Interstate 81 at Exit 235.

Virginia State Police Trooper C. Peer is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Shenandoah County on at 10:23 a.m. on Interstate 81 at the 291.4-mile marker.

Virginia State Police Trooper D. Ayers is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Frederick County. The crash occurred at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 81 at the 324 mile marker.
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